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Airbrush Colours

CREATEX Airbrush Colours are professional grade airbrush colours, are manufactured with the highest quality control standards. CREATEX uses the finest pigments available and the colours have a brightness and richness unmatched by others. These colours can be used on a variety of surfaces (i.e. fabrics, felt, leather, canvas, paper, wood, ceramics, cement, fingernails plastic and clay) with permanent results. CREATEX also produces airbrush additives which allow artists to "customise' the colours for specific applications. All CREATEX Airbrush Colours are waterbased, non-toxic, and meet ASTM-D 4236 safety standards.

Airbrush Colour Guide See CREATEX Web site Airbrush Home page for 76 exciting colours available in transparent, opaque, pearlescent chameleon and fluorescent.

I regularly stock colours in 2 sizes 60mls and 120mls. Other sizes available on request for special orders.

Textile Artists: These colours are great for fabrics, especially quilts. You can spray the paints using an air brush. Painting onto any type of fabric is easy. Painting fine lines onto silk scarves works wonders.

Airbrush Colours User Guide

Fabrics-Including 100 % cotton, 50/50 blends, denim, T shirts, and most natural fibres
1) For best results, wash item first.
2) Airbrush the design, avoid over saturation and excessive paint layering.
3) Allow colours to dry, heat gun may be used. Drying time varies depending on application.
4) Heatset fabric for permanence by one of the following methods:
a) Iron for 2 minutes at 150°C use a protective cloth, keep iron moving.
b) Turn item inside out and put in clothes dryer for 40 minutes at highest heat.
For best results, Bond All and Catalyst should be used when heatsetting by this method.

Leather
1) Clean leather by wiping with methylated spirits or rubbing alcohol.
2) For best results, lightly spray a base coat of Opaque White on areas to be sprayed.
3) Apply colour, avoiding over saturation and excessive paint layering.
4) Allow colours to dry thoroughly before heatsetting.
5) Iron for 30 minutes at 110°C using a protective cloth, or use a hot air gun at highest level for five minutes.

Paper and Canvas
1) Apply Colour, avoiding thick buildup.
2) When using high tack friskets, dilute colours 25 % with water. Colours are permanent when dry.

Wood
1) Prepare surface by lightly sanding, wipe clean.
2) Apply colour, avoiding thick buildup of paint. Allow colours to dry for 24 hrs. before applying clear finish.

Ceramics or Clay
1) Apply colour in thin even coats, avoid thick buildup.
2) Do not exceed temperatures of 150°C when baking. Colours are permanent for handling after 24 hrs.

Airbrush Additives

Airbrush Cleaner-available in 60ml, 120ml
Highly concentrated, biodegradable cleaner for use with all water-based colours. Used to clean airbrushes & colour jars.

Airbrush Extender Transparent Medium -available in 60ml, 120ml, 240ml, 480ml sizes
Add to CREATEX airbrush colours for transparency. Extends colours to a lighter value or as a top binder for fabrics. Thins colours. See label for usage information.

Opaque Medium -available in 60mls, 120mls, 240mls, 480mls, 960mls
For white and light colored surfaces. Add Opaque Medium for opacity or to create pastel colours. May be intermixed with all other CREATEX Airbrush Colours. For both light and dark colored surfaces. Add Airbrush Extender to increase transparency. Add Opaque Medium to create pastel colours. May be mixed with other opaque or transparent colours.

Fluorescent colours-are transparent, ready to spray. Best when applied over a thin layer of opaque white. Available in 60mls, 120mls

Pearlised-colours available in 60mls, 120mls
Cover both light and dark coloured surfaces. Colours have a shimmering metallic look which changes at the angle of light. Mix with other iridescent, pearlised, transparent, or fluorescent colours.

Iridescent colours available in 60mls, 120mls
For coverage on light & dark surfaces, base coat surface with Opaque White. Mix with transparent, pearlised, or other fluorescent colours. Covers both light and dark coloured surfaces. Colours have a shimmering metallic finish. Mix with other pearlised, transparent, fluorescent, iridescent, and chameleons.

Chameleon Colours available in 60mls, 120mls
Covers both light and dark coloured surfaces. Colours have a slight metallic colour cast until reflected with light which then produces a brilliant shimmering effect. changes at the angle of light. Mix with iridescent, pearlised, transparent, or fluorescent colours.

You can order supplies from this website. Check the prices and colour charts prior to completing the fax order form or contact me <colours@judybourke.com>

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